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'Blade Runner' Found to Have Advantage

Amputee expected to be banned from Olympics after expert ruling

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 10, 2008 9:00 AM CST

(Newser) – The double amputee who has petitioned to be included in this year's Olympic track and field events is likely to be denied his request today, the Guardian reports. A biomechanics expert concluded that the J-shaped carbon-fiber prosthetics South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius uses gives him... Read full story »

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